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Variety News- Bo Burnham Wants ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher to Direct Him February 24, 2019Bo Burnham won his third award in three weeks for “Eighth Grade” at the Spirit Awards and said he wants the film’s 15-year-old Elsie Fisher to direct him. “I’d love to work with Elsie again,” Burnham said backstage after winning the Best First Screenplay trophy. “She wants to direct so I’d love to switch roles […]Dave McNary
- Longtime ’60 Minutes’ Producer Alan Weisman Dies at 68 February 24, 2019Alan Weisman, a longtime producer for “60 Minutes” known for his work with Morley Safer, died Thursday at his home in New Jersey of natural causes. He was 68. Weisman produced some of Safer’s most memorable “60 Minutes” segments, including the 1984 profile of Jackie Gleason and the 1989 jailhouse interview that brought national attention […]Cynthia Littleton
- Nicole Holofcener: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Director Was Cheated Out of an Oscar Nomination February 24, 2019“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” screenwriter Nicole Holofcener offered a blunt assessment of the lack of Academy Awards recognition for director Marielle Heller, and women directors everywhere. “I feel Marielle was cheated and I feel badly about that,” Holofcener said backstage after winning a Spirit Award for screenplay with Jeff Whitty. Holofcener was originall […]Dave McNary
- How Director Stanley Donen Made Stars Like Gene Kelly and Audrey Hepburn Shine Their Brightest February 23, 2019Some directors make their presence felt in every frame of their films, while others operate in service of the stories and the stars. There is no such thing as an egoless director, but Stanley Donen, who died at age 94, made every effort to efface himself from the picture in order to let a film’s […]Peter Debruge
- ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ Glenn Close Among Top Winners at 2019 Indie Spirit Awards February 23, 2019Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and “If Beale Street Could Talk” took home the top prizes at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held Saturday on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif. Close stole the Aubrey Plaza-hosted show by inviting her dog Pip up on stage to accept best female lead, causing massive oohs and ahhs […]varietymattdonnelly
- Bo Burnham Wants ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher to Direct Him February 24, 2019
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